American Politics Thread: The Hunt for Blue November

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Wow, I haven't looked at this in a while. It's definitely been dropping like a rock over these last few weeks, and we're only 4 months out from the election. 40% is the lowest his approval has been since November of last year. No wonder the GOP are nervous.

What does it say about America when out of all the things Trump has done - the lowest his approval rating ever got was the government shutdown.

[Senator Clay Davis]

This is perhaps the all-time "I know non-white people, I'm not a racist" attempt (that of course is on track to horribly backfire and become the all-time self own).

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273644503656730631

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273648938105569282

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

What does it say about America when out of all the things Trump has done - the lowest his approval rating ever got was the government shutdown.

That a lot of people don’t pay attention to government unless it affects them directly? And I doubt that outlook is peculiar to Americans.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

This is perhaps the all-time "I know non-white people, I'm not a racist" attempt (that of course is on track to horribly backfire and become the all-time self own).

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273644503656730631

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273648938105569282

I wonder if Cuban refugees in the US realise as soon as the regime falls in Cuba and the island becomes just another island in the Caribbean they will lose their beloved freedom fighter status to the GOP and will become just another group of scrounging migrant latino's that need to be sent back to their country.

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

It's pretty funny that he tweets that, but is really saying the supreme court is not politically charged enough and we need more justices who are bound by their politics.


I don't know why this doesn't drive progressives to fully support Biden. For all the talk that Biden is no different than Trump to their lives, these Supreme court decisions make real differences to real people. RBG probably won't survive a second Trump term and if her vote is flipped, then these decisions and all future decisions would assuredly go the other way.

Ah.. smart by Trump. Lots of republicans care about making the courts as Conservative as possible. Democrats tend to care less (although this regime may have changes things)

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

I wonder if Cuban refugees in the US realise as soon as the regime falls in Cuba and the island becomes just another island in the Caribbean they will lose their beloved freedom fighter status to the GOP and will become just another group of scrounging migrant latino's that need to be sent back to their country.

You mean the leopards might eat their faces?! Never!

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

This is perhaps the all-time "I know non-white people, I'm not a racist" attempt (that of course is on track to horribly backfire and become the all-time self own).

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273644503656730631

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273648938105569282

That thread is full of absolute trash. What's the opposite of MAGAs on the left? MAWAs?

[MarchHare]

Fivethirtyeight just published their first polling average for the 2020 election.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...ts-nationally/

Biden is up by 9 points nationally, which is a bigger lead than Clinton had at any time in 2016. In swing states, Biden is up in almost all of them by various amounts. They have him up by 6.9% in Florida, but I don't trust that lead at all. Florida has let me down too many times in the past. Trump is up by only 0.7% in Texas! There's been talk of Texas becoming a purple state for years as demographic trends show it becoming both more urban and more Hispanic, factors which favour the Democrats, but I would have thought it would be a safe Red state for at least a few more election cycles. In the three tipping point states that Clinton critically lost in 2016, PA, MI, and WI, Biden currently leads by 5.3%, 10.2%, and 6.6%, respectively.

[dobbles]

From a co-worker on their lunchbreak:

Seen downtown: people wearing "Purge" masks and carrying baseball bats. Also selling stun guns.

This could get interesting..... HR did send out an email about working remotely to avoid all the activity. But my boss made us come into the office through the entire lockdown, so I'm not sure it will help me much.

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by dobbles

From a co-worker on their lunchbreak:



This could get interesting..... HR did send out an email about working remotely to avoid all the activity. But my boss made us come into the office through the entire lockdown, so I'm not sure it will help me much.

Not to distract from the thread but your boss is a huge dick.

[Magnum PEI]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273654959125467137

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Magnum PEI

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273654959125467137

Name this band thread:

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=179765

[KootenayFlamesFan]

So when they say or sing ‘Keep America Great’, they’re actually saying America is great right now? Like, this is it? This is what greatness looks like?

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

This is perhaps the all-time "I know non-white people, I'm not a racist" attempt (that of course is on track to horribly backfire and become the all-time self own).

This is in response to his faux outrage yesterday over the idea that he doesn't love his non-existent black children.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273395754095296514

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

Fivethirtyeight just published their first polling average for the 2020 election.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...ts-nationally/

Biden is up by 9 points nationally, which is a bigger lead than Clinton had at any time in 2016. In swing states, Biden is up in almost all of them by various amounts. They have him up by 6.9% in Florida, but I don't trust that lead at all. Florida has let me down too many times in the past. Trump is up by only 0.7% in Texas! There's been talk of Texas becoming a purple state for years as demographic trends show it becoming both more urban and more Hispanic, factors which favour the Democrats, but I would have thought it would be a safe Red state for at least a few more election cycles. In the three tipping point states that Clinton critically lost in 2016, PA, MI, and WI, Biden currently leads by 5.3%, 10.2%, and 6.6%, respectively.

I wouldn't put it past the Trump administration to create some kind of foreign threat just prior to election to boost his support. American's seem to buy it every time.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Magnum PEI

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273654959125467137

Catchy tune. When they sang “vote Trump, 2020” I found myself singing along: “**** Trump, 10-20 years.”

[troutman]

Originally Posted by getbak

This is in response to his faux outrage yesterday over the idea that he doesn't love his non-existent black children.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273395754095296514

When Matt was arrested for DUI, the officers did not shoot him.

[ResAlien]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

My "I'm Definitely Not A Fascist" T-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my T-shirt.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1273445459374170112

(yes that is a verified Trump-affiliated FB account)

Link to post:
https://www.facebook.com/17711562198...392885101/?d=n

EDIT: Rehosted a screencap because seriously this is some extremely ####ed up ####.

Totally cool and normal. Imagine another timeline where this sort of thing would be not only the end of your political career but personal career as well. The constant ####storm they’ve stirred up has muddied the waters so much that this will fly under the radar. Unreal.

[Inglewood Jack]

I swear that banner is intentionally cropped such that it almost looks like a Nazi salute at first glance.

[mrdonkey]

Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack

I swear that banner is intentionally cropped such that it almost looks like a Nazi salute at first glance.

It's not a Nazi salute, it's a Roman salute. It's totally legal and totally cool.